No. 9,846 in Spanish

basaban

"Basaban" is the third-person plural imperfect form of "basar," meaning "they based (on)."

In a sentence

Ellos se basaban en estudios previos para desarrollar su teoría.
They were based on previous studies to develop their theory.
The verb 'basaban' is used in the imperfect tense form, indicating an ongoing action in the past where the subject 'ellos' based their reasoning or development on certain studies.
El éxito de su negocio se basaba en ofrecer productos únicos.
The success of their business was based on offering unique products.
Here, 'basaba' is employed to describe the ongoing characteristic or functioning principle of the subject 'éxito de su negocio' during a past timeframe.
Los argumentos del ensayo se basaban en datos científicos sólidos.
The arguments of the essay were based on solid scientific data.
The use of 'basaban' in this sentence conveys that the foundation or reference points of the essay's arguments were solid scientific data, referring to a repeated or continual basis at a time in the past.

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